M. F. K. Fisher Quotes
I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of their own hungers.
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'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind to the banks. In the absence of this facility, what banks tend to do is to keep a liquidity cushion for emergency requirements. This is a very expensive way of managing liquidity.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.
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One of the exciting things about reporting is going to places you've never been to before.
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What is new in the world? Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has always been and will always be.
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The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
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Every minute I'm on the set, it's play time for me. I feel like I'm on the beach!
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Design can successfully bind the ancient nomadic cultures with today's global marketplace, ensuring the preservation of traditions and knowledge for further generations. This aspect of research is obviously rich in its business potential as well.
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If the next thing I do is not necessarily filling the role of 'the future of journalism,' it'll probably be whatever is making me happiest, and that's enough for me.
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There's something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, 'Skeleton Creek.'
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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I don't want to just go out and do song to song to song. I like to create things before the song actually kicks in, little things you do to excite the crowd.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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I want to empower and educate and inspire individuals who are giving to give in a way that is more meaningful. The more meaningful our giving is, the more giving we will do.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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But let me tell you something. Gloria Steinem never helped me out; Larry Flynt did.
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Whoever says that sanctions will only deteriorate the situations of blacks in South Africa does not know the criminal, murderous character of genocide that represents the system of apartheid.
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However much you may have expressed love through your life, you can always express love more.
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A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. 'One generation passeth away and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever.' It is of the first importance to duly consider and estimate this ever-enduring part.
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I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of their own hungers.
